I would first like to thank the Bolivian presidency for organizing today’s debate on what we consider an essential topic, as well as the Secretary-General for his briefing, which has given us a very informative framework for our discussions.
When we talk about natural resources, we are talking abou…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for their…
I should like at the outset, on behalf of us all, to warmly thank all the Secretariat staff who worked, in New York and in the field, to organize and successfully carry out our visit. I would refer first, of course, to the personnel of the Security Council Affairs Division, with a special word of th…
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his insightful briefing today on the outstanding work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who…
I join all those who thanked the United States for its able leadership of
the Security Council during September, which is always an exceptional month, and I congratulate Bolivia for its accession to the presidency of the Council for October and its very compact and relevant programme of work.
I wo…
France welcomes the unanimous renewal, for a period of 12 months, of the authorization on which the action of the European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA) is based in order to fight against the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking…
North Korea continues to represent the most serious proliferation crisis that the international community has had to deal with in the early years of the twenty- first century. It is a major challenge to our collective security, and I would like to thank Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for organizi…
I thank the United Kingdom for taking the initiative to convene this crucial meeting, which is being held at a time when the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate under the circumstances that Mr. Lowcock just eloquently described in detail.
I will address three points. First, I will refer…
I too would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and South Sudan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for their informative briefings.
This meeting comes at an important time for the Sudan and S…
At the outset, I want to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing to the Security Council on resolution 2334 (2016) and for his daily commitment, as well as that of his team.
In Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem, every passing day increases, bit by bit, the despair by reflecting a three-pronged…
I join others in thanking our briefers.
The signing of the revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan of 2015 is encouraging, and I welcome it on behalf of France. I also commend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the countries of the regi…
At the outset, I wish to join the other speakers in expressing my deepest condolences to the Russian Federation with respect to the event just mentioned.
I thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Mark Lowcock for their exemplary commitment and their briefings, which not only make clear the gravi…
First of all, allow me to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, and Ambassador Saikal for their enlightening briefings on peace efforts and the electoral process. I would also like to warmly thank Mr. Ramiz Bakhtiar for his briefing, which clearly illustr…
I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting on the North Korean issue, which has occupied the Security Council for many years. I also thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her very enlightening briefing. I also welcome the Pe…
I would like to begin by thanking our briefers for their statements, and in particular by commending Mr. Michael Keating for his leadership, clear mindedness and the perseverance he demonstrated as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia for nearly three years. I also welcome the pr…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this important debate and the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his particularly enlightening briefing, as well as Ms. Blakemore for her valuable testimony.
Peacekeeping reform…
On behalf of France, allow me to begin by conveying the solidarity of my country and all French citizens with our American friends and the United States, as a whole, as we remember the tragedy that took place on 11 September 2001. I also hope that the spirit of unity that prevailed on 9/11, which I …
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for his briefing and tireless efforts to bring together the parties to engage in discussion. I repeat that Martin has the full support of France. I would like to convey three brief messages, before I address some of the points in greater detai…
Allow me at the outset to thank the United States for having taken the initiative of convening this unprecedented meeting of the Security Council on the fight against corruption in conflict situations. We also warmly thank Secretary- General António Guterres and Mr. Prendergast for their illuminatin…
I thank the United States presidency for convening this meeting, which comes at a critical moment and allows us to reiterate collectively our serious concerns about the situation in Idlib. I also thank Mr. John Ging and Mr. Staffan de Mistura for their very enlightening briefings and commitment and …
